The Dutch National Students Association (, ISO; lit. "Intercity Student Consultation") is the largest national student organization in the Netherlands and represents the general interests of more than 800,000 students at universities and universities of applied sciences.
ISO is the umbrella organization for all student participation councils and parties in the Netherlands. The ISO is a regular contact for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, political parties, and the umbrella organizations of universities (UNL) and universities of applied sciences (Vereniging Hogescholen).
The ISO was founded in 1973 by students from university councils at various institutions. These students felt the need to exchange information and experiences to strengthen their position at their own institutions. In 1973, the letters ISO stood for Interuniversity Student Consultation. Since 1995, the ISO has also represented students from universities of applied sciences, and the name was changed to Intercity Student Consultation.
ISO is a full member of the European Students' Union.
History The ISO was founded in 1973. Originally, the ISO began as a national umbrella organization for five university council factions from various cities in the Netherlands. It became clear that there was a need for national representation of student interests, particularly regarding political relations. Each student city usually has several university council factions and a student union. These student factions and unions felt the need to discuss certain issues with fellow student officials from other cities. To meet this need, the ISO was established. The ISO then expanded rapidly and, until 1995, represented students from across the Netherlands.
Expansion to higher professional education In 1995, the ISO changed its name from the Interuniversity Student Consultation to the Intercity Student Consultation. With this name change, the ISO had a very clear goal in mind: to ensure that students in higher professional education (hbo) in the Netherlands were also represented nationally. The ISO now also has a large number of member organizations within higher professional education (HBO).
In addition, the ISO works closely with national student organizations such as the National Chamber of Associations, Studenten Sport Nederland, AIESEC, Integrand, UniPartners, and Erasmus Student Network.
Member organizations ISO members are member organizations that represent the interests of students at their university or university of applied sciences at the local level. These member organizations are often represented on their institution's university council or central participation council (CMR). Together, the member organizations form the ISO General Assembly (GA). The GA is the highest body of ISO. All member organizations have voting rights and jointly determine ISO policy.
University member organizations +NameCityEducational institutionAcademic Affairs Council Roosevelt AcademyMiddelburgRoosevelt AcademyUniversity Council EURRotterdamErasmus University RotterdamLijst CalimeroGroningenUniversity of GroningenCentral Student Council UvAAmsterdamUniversity of AmsterdamMSRP DOPEMaastrichtMaastricht UniversityFront factionTilburgTilburg UniversityGroup oneEindhovenEindhoven University of TechnologyORASDelftDelft University of TechnologySAMTilburgTilburg UniversitySOGGroningenUniversity of GroningenStudent Council Open University -Open UniversityUSR Radboud UniversityNijmegenRadboud UniversityUtrecht University CouncilUtrechtUtrecht UniversityUrekaEnschedeUniversity of TwenteVeSteWageningenWageningen University & ResearchUSR Vrije UniversiteitAmsterdamVrije UniversiteitList BetaDelftDelft University of TechnologyLijst Vooruitstrevende StudentLeidenLeiden UniversityUSR University for Humanistic StudiesUtrechtUniversity for Humanistic StudiesThe Ambitious Student (DAS)EindhovenEindhoven University of TechnologyThe Ambitious Student (DAS)EnschedeUniversity of Twente
University of Applied Sciences member organizations +NameCityEducational institutionCMR AvansBreda / 's-Hertogenbosch / Roosendaal / TilburgAvans University of Applied SciencesStudent Council of the CHE University of Applied SciencesEdeChristian University of Applied Sciences EdeCMR HANArnhem / NijmegenHAN University of Applied SciencesCMR HvAAmsterdamAmsterdam University of Applied SciencesCMR Fontys's-Hertogenbosch / Eindhoven / Sittard / Tilburg / Utrecht / Veghel / VenloFontys University of Applied SciencesHMR InHollandAlkmaar / Amsterdam / Delft / The Hague / Diemen / Dordrecht / Haarlem / RotterdamInHolland University of Applied SciencesHanze Student Interests AssociationGroningenHanze University of Applied Sciences GroningenThe Hague University of Applied Sciences Council of Applied SciencesThe HagueThe Hague University of Applied SciencesSR University of Applied Sciences LeidenLeidenLeiden University of Applied SciencesCMR RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam University of Applied SciencesCMR Saxion University of Applied SciencesEnschede / Deventer / ApeldoornSaxionCMR NHL Stenden University of Applied SciencesLeeuwarden / Emmen / Terschelling / Groningen / MeppelStenden University of Applied SciencesCMR Windesheim University of Applied SciencesZwolle / AlmereWindesheim University of Applied SciencesSR University of Applied Sciences ZeelandVlissingen / MiddelburgHZ University of Applied SciencesList STRONGGroningenHanze University of Applied Sciences GroningenCMR Zuyd University of Applied SciencesHeerlenZuyd University of Applied SciencesThomas More University CouncilRotterdamThomas More University of Applied SciencesCMR Breda University of Applied SciencesBredaBreda University of Applied Sciences
Aspiring member organizations +NameCityEducational institutionUtrecht University of Applied Sciences Council of University of Applied SciencesUtrechtUtrecht University of Applied Sciences
External links https://www.iso.nl